WD17 3TX

Park · Watford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Park
Local authority
Watford
Constituency
Watford
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WD17 3TU 28 m
WD17 3TT 216 m
WD17 3TY 343 m
WD17 4JX 389 m
WD17 4LY 420 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WD17 3TX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WD
Postcode district
WD17
Postcode sector
WD17 3
Latitude
51.675695
Longitude
-0.428796
British National Grid easting
508,737
British National Grid northing
198,604

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Watford · E07000103
Electoral ward
Park · E05011053
Parish or community
E43000082
Westminster constituency
Watford · E14001568
Output area
E00121299
Lower layer super output area
Watford 008B · E01023887
Middle layer super output area
Watford 008 · E02004975

Postcode source versions

Explore WD17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
45
Secondary
10
  1. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    729 m
  2. Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School

    Community school

    915 m
  3. Cassiobury Junior School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
636
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 253
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Other theft 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Vehicle crime 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
WD17 3 residents
4,134

Age bands in WD17 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

753 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

462 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

804 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

1,186 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

896 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WD17 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ELMS SURGERY

    38 THE AVENUE, WATFORD, WD17 4NT

    ODS code E82069

    2.3 km

  • SHEEPCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 CUNNINGHAM WAY, WATFORD, WD25 7NL

    ODS code E82096

    2.4 km

  • SUTHERGREY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    37A ST. JOHNS ROAD, WATFORD, WD17 1LS

    ODS code E82015

    2.6 km

  • GARSTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    6A NORTH WESTERN AVENUE, WATFORD, WD25 9GP

    ODS code E82017

    2.7 km

  • BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES

    BRIDGEWATER HOUSE, 7 PRINTERS AVENUE, WATFORD, WD18 7QR

    ODS code E82013

    2.7 km

  • SAS WEST HERTS

    BRIDGEWATER SURGERIES, 7 PRINTERS AVENUE, WATFORD, WD18 7QR

    ODS code Y08362

    2.7 km

  • WATFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    GROUND FLOOR, COLNE HOUSE, 21 UPTON ROAD, WATFORD, WD18 0JP

    ODS code E82045

    2.9 km

  • ABBOTSWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    12 KATHERINE PLACE, COLLEGE ROAD, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0BT

    ODS code E82105

    3.3 km

  • VINE HOUSE HEALTH CENTRE

    87-89 HIGH STREET, ABBOTS LANGLEY, WD5 0AL

    ODS code E82046

    3.3 km

  • NEW ROAD SURGERY

    166 NEW ROAD, CROXLEY GREEN, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 3HD

    ODS code E82106

    3.3 km

  • KINGS LANGLEY SURGERY

    THE NAP, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 8ET

    ODS code E82129

    4.4 km

  • HAVERFIELD SURGERY

    1 LANGLEY HILL, KINGS LANGLEY, WD4 9HA

    ODS code E82066

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Grove Mill Lane

    BCT · North Watford

    0.2 miles
  • Grove Mill Lane

    BCT · North Watford

    0.2 miles
  • Courtlands Drive

    BCT · North Watford

    0.3 miles
  • The Ridgeway

    BCT · North Watford

    0.4 miles
  • The Ridgeway

    BCT · North Watford

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Watford 008B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,573 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 10 secondary schools. Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 729 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

636 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 253 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.